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Japanese symbol for “telecommunications”

Romaji: tsuushin
correspondence; communication; transmission; news

In Japanese, telecommunications is , read (tsuushin).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

Kanji and stroke order

traffic, pass through, avenue
on: ツウ、ツ
kun: とお.る、とお.り、-とお.り、-どお.り
10 strokes · JLPT 3
faith, truth, fidelity
on: シン
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “telecommunications”

WordReadingMeaning
こうしん koushintelecommunications; correspondence
でんきつうしん denkitsuushintelecommunications
じょうほうつうしん jouhoutsuushintelecommunications
えんかくつうしん enkakutsuushintelecommunications

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ふつう futsuunormal; ordinary; regular
どおり dooriin accordance with; following
つうじょう tsuujouusual; ordinary; normal
こうつう koutsuutraffic; transportation
きょうつう kyoutsuucommon; shared; mutual
しんらい shinraitrust (in); confidence; faith
じしん jishinself-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
しんよう shin'youconfidence; trust; faith

See also: Chinese symbol for “telecommunications”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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